General ultrasound screening of children’s hips can reduce the frequency of first operative procedures for treating development dysplasia of the hip, German researchers concluded in a recent study in ...

Point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) is a safe, effective imaging modality with a rapidly expanding array of lifesaving, timesaving and cost-saving applications in pediatric emergency medicine (PEM).

The Ortolani maneuver can help show hips that are dislocated when the infant is in a resting position. In this test, the trained examiner attempts to reduce an already dislocated hip. The infant’s ...

Hip dysplasia may not be obvious in newborns, but the disorder may already be affecting babies’ development. And the sooner parents and caregivers get an evaluation and treatment, the easier the fix, ...

What does it mean when a baby has developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)? Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a condition that affects about 1 in 100 infants each year. It occurs when the ...

The Pediatric Point-Of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, was established in 2015, and is the only pediatric POCUS fellowship in the South ...